Arts Education and Self-Efficacy: Exploring Its Dual Impact on Students' Academic Performance and Emotional Attitudes
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Arts education, self-efficacy, academic performance, emotional attitudesAbstract
With growing attention to the role of arts education in fostering students' academic abilities and emotional development, self-efficacy—a belief in one's ability to complete tasks—has been recognized as a key mediating factor in shaping students' academic performance and emotional attitudes. However, existing studies primarily focus on the direct impact of arts education, with limited exploration of the specific mechanisms of self-efficacy. Theoretical and empirical research on this subject remains insufficient. To address this gap, this study constructs a theoretical model and conducts a literature review to investigate the role of self-efficacy in arts education, particularly in visual arts education. The findings reveal that self-efficacy significantly enhances students' creativity, confidence, and emotional expression, thereby improving their academic performance and emotional regulation abilities. Based on these findings, this paper proposes strategies to enhance students' self-efficacy, providing new theoretical and practical guidance for arts education.
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